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When Bevan Campbell went to his grandmother’s home to pay his respects after she died on Thursday, he had no idea he would never make it home.The 26-year-old was shot in cold blood in Ibex Street, Helenvale, on Friday morning.He died at the scene.He was chased by his killers before they opened fire, police spokesperson Captain André Beetge said, in a suburb in the northern areas of Gqeberha that has […]

A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children.Lindsay Clancy, 36, acknowledged strangling Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, but claimed she should be excused from criminal responsibility because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.After seven days of deliberations, the jury of nine women and three men […]

When Bevan Campbell went to his grandmother’s home to pay his respects after she died on Thursday, he had no idea he would never make it home.The 26-year-old was shot in cold blood in Ibex Street, Helenvale, on Friday morning.He died at the scene.He was chased by his killers before they opened fire, police spokesperson Captain André Beetge said, in a suburb in the northern areas of Gqeberha that has […]

South Africa’s personal development industry is undergoing a structural shift, and sales performance expert Vinesh Maharaj is positioning himself at the centre of its next chapter.Vinesh Maharaj grew up on the Cape Flats with little money and even fewer reasons to believe his life could be different.Now 53, he travels across South Africa, making a living telling people they cannot sit around waiting for someone to save them and that […]

A couple accused of allegedly stealing and laundering millions from deceased estates has been denied bail by the Polokwane Magistrates' Court on Friday.Attorney Charlotte Tibana and Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) official Peter Nonyane are involved in the alleged theft and laundering of almost R6 million from deceased estates.The pair face 43 charges, including theft, fraud, alternatively theft, and money laundering.National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Mashudu Malabi said the […]

The Problem Properties Forum welcomed the eThekwini Municipality Council's acceptance on Tuesday of a motion to implement live online systems to track enforcement processes.Councillor Heinz de Boer, DA Town Planning Committee member, said that the eThekwini Town Planning mayhem threatens economic stability. De Boer called for a complete revamp of its Town Planning enforcement as illegal developments mushroom across the City.De Boer said this follows a meeting with concerned Glenwood […]

A City Power technician appeared in court after allegedly demanding a R3,000 bribe from a customer in exchange for restoring electricity at a Norwood residence, prompting the utility to reiterate its zero-tolerance approach to corruption. This comes after a sting operation conducted by the Hawks in collaboration with City Power's Corporate Investigations and Security Risk Management (SRM) unit after the customer reported the alleged extortion.According to City Power, the technician, who […]

Opposition parties in eThekwini Municipality are calling for the release of the Isiqu Report, which investigated allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of Durban Metro Police officers during the 2023/2024 financial year.The City Manager of eThekwini Municipality, Musa Mbhele, said the municipality took steps to address allegations of irregular appointments within the Metro Police.Mbhele said the City's Integrity and Investigations Directorate compiled two reports. The Nexus Report, concluded in 2020, […]

Advertising inside ChatGPT has gone from experiment to major business line in remarkably short order. OpenAI now says its ad product has reached a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate in under 200 days, a milestone that places ChatGPT among the fastest-growing ad platforms in tech history. The company is marking the moment by opening self-service advertising to a new set of markets, even as European regulators simultaneously tighten their […]